The 2023 NFL Draft is now behind us. What draft picks did the New Orleans Saints have, how did they get them, and what did they end up doing with those selections?
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New Orleans Saints Draft Picks Tracker by Round in 2023
- Round 1, Pick 29 (from DEN via MIA and SF)
Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson - Round 2, Pick 40
Isaiah Foskey, EDGE, Notre Dame - Round 3, Pick 71
Kendre Miller, RB, TCU - Round 4, Pick 103 (from CHI)
Nick Saldiveri, OT, Old Dominion - Round 4, Pick 127 (from JAX)
Jake Haener, QB, Fresno State - Round 5, Pick 146
Jordan Howden, S, Minnesota
- Round 6, Pick 195 (from DEN)
A.T. Perry, WR, Wake Forest
*Compensatory selections
How Many Draft Picks Did the Saints Have in the 2023 NFL Draft?
The Saints had seven draft picks in 2023, including a first-round pick they acquired from the Broncos in exchange for the rights to head coach Sean Payton, which they used to take Clemson’s Bryan Bresee.
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New Orleans had a pick in all rounds except for Round 7. However, they did have two fourth-round selections, acquired from Chicago and Jacksonville in separate deals. Only picks in Rounds 2, 3, and 5 were theirs originally.
Beyond Round 1, the Saints managed to score optimal value every step of the way. In Round 2, they added edge rusher Isaiah Foskey — an uber-productive collegiate player who fits the power profile the Saints crave outside with his length, explosiveness, twitch, and motor.
Foskey and Bresee should help rework a Saints defensive line that lost David Onyemata and Marcus Davenport in the 2023 offseason, but the additions go beyond even that. In Round 3, New Orleans snagged RB Kendre Miller, who has the workhorse size and crisp lateral agility to eventually shoulder the volume for an aging Alvin Kamara.
On Day 3, the Saints picked Nick Saldiveri, Jake Haener, Jordan Howden, and A.T. Perry. Haener and Howden both provide stellar depth at their respective positions, but Saldiveri and Perry could go on to be especially strong additions.
Saldiveri is an athletic tackle with smooth feet and synergetic technique (and projects well as a guard); he can reasonably play all five spots. He’s immediate security right away, and he could also become a starter down the line. Perry, meanwhile, was a top-100 prospect on several boards. He’s a spidery contested-catch threat and a route-running savant who immediately factors into New Orleans’ WR rotation.
